Policy and Ideas

It is common sense to take an idea and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something -- Franklin Roosevelt

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Make Markets Be Markets Report
Make Markets Be Markets
The Great Recession was not just predictable - it was inevitable. Many agree that the financial system will fail again unless we recommit to core market principles of transparency, competition, and the free flow of information. This report by... MORE

Idea Makers

  • Mike Konczal at Make Markets Be Markets
    Mike Konczal
    A Fellow with the Roosevelt Institute, Konczal works on financial reform, structural unemployment,...
  • Rob Johnson -Director of the Project on Global Finance - Roosevelt Institute
    Rob Johnson
    Rob Johnson is Senior Fellow and Director of the Project on Global Finance at the Roosevelt...
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